My dog has started pooping and peeing inside by her water/food bowls immediately after her walk???

Here are the stats on the dog: female, almost 4 yrs, yorkie/maltise mix, "previously" house broken.

We work from home, so walk her at 7:30am, 8:30/9am, 11am, 2pm, 5pm, 8pm, and usually at 9 or 10pm. She gets fed at at about 10am, and again at about 7pm.

Everyday she goes for her first walk and either pees or poops/pees, comes in, lays down, and about 20 minutes later goes directly to her food and water bowl and poops/pees right next to it.

We recently moved to a new house, and our cat (who she wasn't friends with) moved in with my dad. She is actually getting A LOT more walks than previously. However, previously, she was usually just left with food in her bowl all day instead of on a schedule.

Why is she doing this? Could she be sick? Depressed? Confused? Anxious?

We have been here 3 weeks now and it still happens. What can I do to help stop this?

Asked by Member 989836 on Jun 2nd 2010 Tagged poop, pee, housetraining, accidents, potty, walks, walking, sick, carpet, bathroom in House Soiling